Keeping cool is today hardly an issue unless, of course, your AC breaks– necessitating an expensive call to your mechanic. Before Willis Carrier invented this fine piece of equipment, life on Capitol Hill (and anywhere in DC) was extremely unpleasant for anyone stuck here during the summer – something that was most certainly true for […]
It’s that time of year—though isn’t it always?—when listservs are overwhelmed with pleas from Hill residents desperate to get back their beloved bikes back, bikes that have been stolen from front yards and back yards, garages and porches, store fronts and bike racks. Some bikes are locked to garden gates, while others are left unattended and […]
On Tuesday at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, a group of students made history for their school. The senior class donned their caps and gowns to receive the first diplomas awarded by Options Public Charter School. Mayor Gray marked the occasion as keynote speaker, joined by Board of Trustees President (and Vice President of WUSA-9), […]
I’ve clearly been hungry this week…or maybe just other bloggers have been…because most of this week’s links have to do with food. But hey, we’ve got some decent food in the neighborhood. I’m sure someone will chime in to say it’s second tier or something, but I certainly love all of the options that we […]
As Hill residents, we are all well aware of the fire engines that go screaming down our streets every day and the sight of a hook and ladder tearing by is one that only the youngest of us still find in any way exciting. It would be a very different situation, though, if those were […]